Newcastle United are interested in signing Ludovic Ajorque from Strasbourg in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Newcastle’s Premier League rivals, Leicester City and Crystal Palace, are also keen on securing the services of the 28-year-old French striker.
Ajorque has been on the books of Strasbourg since 2018 and has established himself as an important player for the French club over the years. The striker made 31 starts and five substitute appearances in Ligue 1 last season, scoring 12 goals and providing eight assists in the process. During the 2020-21 campaign, Ajorque made 34 starts and one substitute appearance in the league for Strasbourg, scoring 16 goals and given four assists in the process.
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Eddie Howe believes Fabian Schar s early red card helped galvanise Newcastle United during their 1-0 victory over Southampton.
The Magpies made a winning start to the new Premier League season, with Joelinton s 45th-minute strike settling matters at St James Park.
Although, the hosts were forced to play for over an hour with 10 men, as Schar was dismissed for violent conduct after squaring up to Ben Brereton Diaz, who appeared to go to ground a little too easily.
Nevertheless, they withstood their numerical disadvantage and stubbornly kept Southampton at bay, with Lewis Hall clearing off the line to deny former Newcastle striker Adam Armstrong.
The Magpies fourth straight Premier League win over the Saints came despite them enjoying just 22.3% of possessi…
A match against Uruguay could be crucial for the United States, but head coach Gregg Berhalter urged his side not to look too far ahead after the Copa America draw was made in Miami.
Uruguay and USA are the two favourites to progress from Group C after the draw. It should be an intriguing battle to top the group with just one place separating the teams in the FIFA rankings the South American side are 11th and Berhalter s tournament hosts sit 12th.
But USMNT will face matches against Bolivia and Panama before they take on Marcelo Bielsa s men for a potentially decisive clash in Kansas City on July 1.
And Berhalter urged his team to focus on collecting maximum points from those initial two clashes, even with the Uruguay game looming on the horizon.
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For the second consecutive year, Romelu Lukaku is returning to a former club. This time around, there is greater confidence he will be a success.
Lukaku s second attempt to forge a career at Chelsea proved as frustrating as his first.
Underused at Stamford Bridge as a young player before departing for Everton, Lukaku would argue he was misused last season.
The unstoppable force who had fired Inter to the 2020-21 Serie A title was gone, with the Belgium forward looking a little lost in Thomas Tuchel s system.
Now, though, Lukaku is back at Inter. Antonio Conte may no longer be at San Siro, but Lautaro Martinez, Lukaku s former strike partner, crucially still is.
The main man in Lukaku s absence, Martinez improved his goal output from 17 in 2020-21 …
Mauricio Pochettino will consider fielding academy players in next season s FA Cup after becoming frustrated by the constant talk of Tottenham s failure to win a trophy.
Spurs hopes of claiming a first piece of silverware since 2008 ended on Saturday, as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United in the semi-final at Wembley.
Dele Alli gave Pochettino s men the lead, only for goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera to turn the game around and leave Spurs to focus on their quest to finish in the Premier League s top four.
However, Pochettino is adamant his squad should not be judged solely on their results in big games.
I am thinking with Tottenham to play with kids the next time because it s so unfair when you lose but that is my job to be cri…
Manchester United are interested in signing Quinten Timber from Feyenoord, according to . The report has claimed that United have been scouting the 22-year-old Dutch midfielder and has been impressed by him.
Quinten Timber is the twin brother of Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber, who moved to the Gunners in the summer transfer window. The 22-year-old midfielder has been on the books of Feyenoord since 2022 and has established himself as one of the best young players in his position. Timber has scored one goal and given three assists in seven Eredivisie matches for Feyenoord so far this season. The youngster has also played twice in the UEFA Champions League this campaign.
United are 10th in the Premier League table at the moment with nine points from seven matches, seven …
Inter moved back to second place in Serie A after Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martinez were on target in a 2-0 victory over Lecce on Sunday.
Simone Inzaghi s side underwhelmed in a 1-0 defeat to Bologna last weekend but produced a much-improved performance to return to winning ways at San Siro.
Mkhitaryan s first-half opener set Inter on their way before top scorer Martinez s 14th league goal of the season made sure of the three points in the second half.
Victory saw Inzaghi s men leapfrog Lazio and cut Napoli s sizeable advantage at the summit to 15 points after the Partenopei lost to Maurizio Sarri s side on Friday.
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Hakan Calhanoglu stung the palms of Wladimiro Falcone, while Andre O…
Qatar came from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Paraguay in their Copa America debut, Rodrigo Rojas heading a Boualem Khoukhi effort into his own goal for a bizarre late equaliser.
Paraguay looked set to claim all three Group B points in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after taking a fourth-minute lead thanks to Oscar Cardozo s penalty, with Derlis Gonzalez scoring an unstoppable second.
But invited guests Qatar, who won their maiden Asian Cup earlier this year, showed character to fight back and star man Almoez Ali got them back in the game with a curler from outside the box.
And when Khoukhi s shot squeezed through Paraguay goalkeeper Roberto Fernandez, the backtracking Rojas could only nod the ball in before getting tangled in the net and seemingly damaging his sh…
Thomas Muller suffered bruising to his thigh in Bayern Munich s 6-0 DFB-Pokal quarter-final win over Paderborn, head coach Jupp Heynckes has confirmed.
The Germany international was replaced by Corentin Tolisso after 32 minutes of Tuesday s match, with Bayern leading 2-0.
Heynckes says the forward was taken off as a precaution and expects updates on the problem over the coming days.
Muller has a bruised thigh so we ll have to see how the injury develops over the next few days, he said. He could have carried on, but was restricted and unable to give his maximum.
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Aleksandar Mitrovic netted an 84th-minute winner as Saudi Pro League champions Al-Hilal overcame Damac 3-2 on Wednesday.
Mitrovic, who opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, sealed a comeback win for Jorge Jesus team, who made it two victories from as many matches in 2024-25.
Damac thought they might be set for a memorable victory, which would have been their first on the road at Al-Hilal, when Francois Kamano and Habib Diallo scored in quick succession at the start of the second half.
However, Musab Al Juwayr restored parity in the 73rd minute, paving the way for former Fulham star Mitrovic to deftly backheel home from six yards out late on.
The goal was originally disallowed for offside, but given after a VAR review.
It marked Mitrovic …